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Stedelijk Opens Posthumous Yayoi Kusama Exhibition With 50 Debuts

9/10/2026

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The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam opens a posthumous Yayoi Kusama exhibition on September 11, 2026.
Kusama died on August 14, 2026 at age 97 after a 70-year artistic career.
Curator Leontine Coelewij gathered over 300 works, about 50 never shown before.
The centerpiece is an infinity-mirrored room with black walls, yellow polka dots and endless reflections.
Coelewij said the show honors Kusama’s mental-illness struggles and uses art as healing.

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The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam opens a posthumous Yayoi Kusama exhibition on September 11, 2026.
Kusama died on August 14, 2026 at age 97 after a 70-year artistic career.
Curator Leontine Coelewij gathered over 300 works, about 50 never shown before.
The centerpiece is an infinity-mirrored room with black walls, yellow polka dots and endless reflections.
Coelewij said the show honors Kusama’s mental-illness struggles and uses art as healing.